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Old Fashioned

Old Fashioned

Category: Old FashionedMood: Sipper
Lowball

Ingredients

  • 60ml whisk(e)y
  • 7.5ml rich simple syrup
  • 2 - 3 dashes Angostura bitters
No. of Servings:
1

Garnish

Orange twist

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients to a rocks glass with ice.

  2. Stir until sufficiently chilled.

  3. Twist an orange peel over the drink to express the essential oils and garnish with the twist.

If using a sugar cube instead of simple syrup:

  1. Place the sugar cube to the bottom of a glass.

  2. Dash the bitters on top of the cube.

  3. Add a small splash of soda or water and muddle the sugar until it is dissolved.

  4. Add the whisk(e)y and ice.

  5. Stir until chilled.

  6. Twist an orange peel over the drink to express the essential oils and garnish with the twist.

Hints

  1. The Old Fashioned should be based around a type of whisk(e)y you enjoy. Even though it was initially made with rye, you can enjoy it with bourbon, scotch, or even a blend of whisk(e)ys. This recipe also works with other spirits, such as rum or tequila.

  2. Using rich simple syrup will provide more body (and less dilution) to the drink. Consider using Demerara or Brown sugar for the syrup if you feel it will pair well with your choice of whisk(e)y. Alternatively, you could use good quality Maple Syrup instead.

  3. You can play around with both the amount and the type of bitters that you use in this cocktail. Consider making a mix of bitters depending on the type of whisk(e)y you selected.

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Trivia

  1. The oldest definition of cocktail was in 1806, in The Balance and Columbian Repository, and it described it as being “composed of a spirit of any kind, sugar, water and bitters”. The writing mentions that it is vulgarly called a bittered sling.

  2. As bartenders explored different ingredients and combinations, the name Old Fashioned, perhaps, indicated an older method of making a drink, but not a particular recipe. It could refer to drinks made “the old fashioned way”, without liqueurs or syrups, for example.

Tags

SimpleThree ingredientsClassicAdd your own twist1800sSimple syrupOld FashionedWhisk(e)yBourbonRye whiskeyRich simple syrupAngostura bitters

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